Education Teacher

ERMA JEAN SIMS

707-***-**** (Office)

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EDUCATION

****-****: Ed.D. University of San Francisco, International &

Multicultural Education (15 units completed)

1995: Graduate School of Education, Summer Institute on Current

Issues in School Law, Harvard University

1976-1980: J. D., Law, University of California, Hastings College of the

Law

1975-1976: MPA, Public Administration, California State University,

Hayward

1976: California Community Colleges Instructor Credential; Public

Services and Administration

1974: State of Ohio Teaching Credential (High School 7-12) Social

Studies

1970-1974: B.S. Ed., Comprehensive Social Studies, Kent State

University

AREAS OF INTEREST

Multicultural & International Education and Curriculum Development

Educulturalism- teaching critical thinking and social justice activism

through music, the visual and performing arts, and critical dialogue

Urban Education

Impact of race, class, and whiteness on teachers, students, and practice

Second Language Acquisition

Current Issues in School Law

PROFESSIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2001-present: Lecturer, Literacy, Elementary, and Early Education,

Sonoma State University

Recent and Current Courses:

Multicultural Pedagogy

School & Society

Social Studies in a Multicultural Society

Multicultural Education and Social Studies

Teaching in a Changing World

1997-present: Instructor, Critical Issues in Public Education: Race, Culture,

Class and Gender, Department of Education, Adult & Vocational

Education Credential Program, University of California, Berkeley

Extension

1997: Instructor, Educational Psychology, California State University,

Hayward

1990-1996: Assistant to Chair & Credential Analyst, Guest Lecturer, Education

Department, Holy Names College, Oakland, CA.

1988-1996 Guest Lecturer, Sociology, History, Liberal Studies Departments,

Holy Names College, Oakland, CA

1974-1977: Teacher, Eighth Grade & Social Studies Coordinator Grades 6-8,

St. Benedict Elementary School, Oakland, CA.

STUDENT TEACHER SUPERVISION

2005-2007: University Supervisor/Elementary Schools, Literacy, Elementary,

and Early Education, Sonoma State University

1997-2004: University Supervisor for Student Teachers, Teacher Education

Department, School of Education, California State University,

Hayward

BOOKS

Lea, V. & Sims, E. J. (Eds.) (2008). Undoing whiteness in the classroom:

Critical educultural teaching approaches for social justice activism. New

York: Peter Lang.

ARTICLES IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS/CHAPTERS

IN BOOKS

Lea, V., & Sims, E.J. (2004, Fall-Winter). Voices on the margins:

Collaborative and individual approaches to sustaining an identity as an

anti-racist critical multicultural educator. Taboo, 8 (2), 97- 111.

Lea, V., Sims, E.J. & Takher, A. (2003). Becoming an anti-racist teacher:

Addressing whiteness in learning communities. The International Journal

of Learning. [On-line], Volume 10. Available:

http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.100.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (Presented and

Accepted)

Lea, V., Sims, E. J., Ahlquist, R., Berlak, A., Furumoto, R., & McGarry, K.

Undoing whiteness in the classroom: Critical educultural teaching

approaches for social justice activism. National Association for Multicultural

Education (NAME), New Orleans LA, November 2008.

Lea, V., Sims, E. J., Ahlquist, R., Berlak, A., Bao-Bean, C., Bullen, P.,

Furumoto, R., & McGarry, K. Undoing whiteness in the classroom: Critical

educultural teaching approaches for social justice activism. National

Association for Multicultural Education (NAME), Baltimore, MA, November

2007.

Lea, V. & Sims, E. J. Addressing and transforming everyday public and

personal whiteness in public school classrooms. National Association for

Multicultural Education (NAME), Phoenix, AZ. November 2006.

Ahlquist, R. Gorski, P., Lea, V., Monta o, T., Sims, E. J. Uncovering

classism and racism in Ruby Payne's framework: Towards authentic anti-

racist education. National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME),

Phoenix, AZ. November 2006.

Lea, V. Sims, E.J., Ahlquist, R., Monta o, T., Berlak, A., Bloom-Leiva, G.

M., Crutchfield, O. Transforming interconnected literacies around race and

class in a scripted conservative world. The International Conference on

Learning. Montego Bay, Jamaica. June, 2006.

Ahlquist, R. Gorski, P., Lea, V., Monta o, T., Sims, E. J. Savage

Unrealities: Uncovering Oppression in Ruby Payne's Framework. National

Association for Multicultural Education (NAME), Atlanta, GA. November

2005.

Lea, V. & Sims, E. J. Affirming and redefining the dream: Harnessing

educulturalism to help pre-service teachers become actively engaged in

issues of civil rights and social justice in the classroom. National

Association for Multicultural Education (NAME), Atlanta, GA. November

2005.

Lea, V., & Sims, E.J. Educulturalism as a form of artful teaching in testy

times. California Council on Teacher Education (CCTE). San Jose, CA.

March 2005.

Lea, V. & Sims, E. J. Voices on the margins: Collaborative and individual

approaches to addressing whiteness in the classroom and sustaining an

identity as an anti-racist, critical multicultural educator. American

Educational Research Association (AERA), Critical Educators For Social

Justice SIG. San Diego, CA. April 2004.

Lea, V. & Sims, E. J. Becoming an anti-racist teacher: Addressing

whiteness in the multicultural classroom. National Association for

Multicultural Education (NAME), Seattle. WA. November 2003.

Lea, V. & Sims, E.J. Voices on the margins: Collaborative and individual

approaches to sustaining an identity as an anti-racist critical multicultural

educator. 2nd Annual Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences,

June, 2003.

Lea, V. & Aguirre, N., Green, M., Prior, D., Sims, E. J., & Toruno, R.

Becoming anti-racist teachers: addressing whiteness in multicultural

classrooms. National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher

Education (NCORE), San Francisco, May 2003.

Lea, V. & Sims, E.J. Becoming an anti-racist teacher: Addressing

whiteness in the school and classroom. North Coast Education Summit,

California State University, Humboldt, February 2003.

PRODUCTIONS

Sims, E. J. (2005). Legal, Ethical, and Professional Issues Pertaining to Illegal

Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, and Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting

[On-line]

Available: http://www.sonoma.edu/education/legalseminar//index.html

UNIVERSITY/COMMUNITY SERVICE

California Faculty Association (CFA) Executive Board, Sonoma State

University

California Faculty Association (CFA) Chair Affirmative Action Committee,

Sonoma State University

California Faculty Association (CFA) Chair Teacher Education Caucus

California Teacher Association (CTA) State Council Member

California Teacher Association (CTA) Budget Committee Member

Senate Ad-Hoc Diversity Committee, Sonoma State University

Senate Diversity Subcommittee, Sonoma State University

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

National Association for Multicultural Education, Northern California

Chapter

American Education Research Association (AERA)

National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME)

California Faculty Association (CFA)

California Teacher Association

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